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Where does “courser” come from?

Courser comes from Anglo-Norman cursier, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

courser (English): A dog used for coursing; A person who practises...

Definitions

  1. A dog used for coursing; A person who practises...

Ancestry of “courser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcourser—
2Anglo-Normancursier—
3Frenchcoursiersteed; courier, messenger
4French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
5Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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